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(11) | EP 4 190 526 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | ROOF COVER BOARD WITH IMPROVED FRAGMENT SIZE AND PLASTIC-TO-PAPER RATIO |
(57) Disclosed herein is a roof cover board and a method of manufacturing an improved
cover board product. The method includes receiving waste materials or first use materials,
the waste materials or first use materials containing a mixture of cellulose, plastic
and other materials; separating the cellulose and the plastic from the mixture; shredding
the separated cellulose using a first shredder into a stream of cellulose and shredding
the separated plastic using a second shredder into a stream of plastic; selecting
a cellulose to plastic ratio from a plurality of cellulose to plastic ratios; metering
shredded cellulose from the stream of cellulose and shredded plastic from the stream
of plastic according to the selected cellulose to plastic ratio; mixing the metered
shredded cellulose and plastic; forming said mixture into a mat; and consolidating
the mat into a finished good using heat and pressure.
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